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An Unusual Hydrogen Migration/C−H Activation Reaction with Group 3 Metals

Bryan N. Williams, Diego Benítez, Kevin L. Miller, Ekaterina Tkatchouk, William A. Goddard III, Paula L. Diaconescu

2011J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133(13), 4680-4683

Abstract

A novel hydrogen migration from the phenyl ring to the pyridine ring of an yttrium pyridyl complex supported by a 1,1′-ferrocene diamide ligand is reported. Density functional theory calculations were instrumental in probing the mechanism for this transformation.

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Williams, B. N., Benítez, D., Miller, K. L., Tkatchouk, E., III, W. A. G., & Diaconescu, P. L. (2011). An Unusual Hydrogen Migration/C−H Activation Reaction with Group 3 Metals. *J. Am. Chem. Soc.*, *133*(13), 4680-4683. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja110505r